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Metal Detectors Cringe Burger Meme

This is an image macro meme featuring a photograph of a middle-aged man grilling burger patties outside a red residential garage. Text overlaid at the top says 'That last post was pretty cringe', and text at the bottom says 'Stop and grab a burger'. The original title 'Metal Detectors' is a homophone pun: 'Metal Detector' sounds identical to 'meat detector', which refers to the man checking for cooked meat (burgers) on his grill. The meme's joke is that after encountering a cringey, embarrassing post online, you should just pause, relax, and enjoy a burger instead of dwelling on the cringe.
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That last post was pretty cringe
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Overview

This is an image macro meme featuring a photograph of a middle-aged man grilling burger patties outside a red residential garage. Text overlaid at the top says 'That last post was pretty cringe', and text at the bottom says 'Stop and grab a burger'. The original title 'Metal Detectors' is a homophone pun: 'Metal Detector' sounds identical to 'meat detector', which refers to the man checking for cooked meat (burgers) on his grill. The meme's joke is that after encountering a cringey, embarrassing post online, you should just pause, relax, and enjoy a burger instead of dwelling on the cringe.

Origin notes

This meme originates from the 9GAG platform, with the original title noted as 'Metal Detectors'. It is a casual, relatable image macro that has been reposted across multiple social media platforms after its initial upload to 9GAG.

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